20:15
Caulfield Industrial Handicap
1m½f, Flat, 4yo+, 17 runners
Winning time 1m 54.24s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
W J Lee
Conor O'Dwyer
Sluggish break - settled towards the back - found space approaching 2f out - moving into 7th on the straight - into 5th and driven inside the final furlong - stayed on strongly to hit the front near the line
Donagh O'Connor
Ross O'Sullivan
Settled just behind the front group in 5th - made ground into 3rd approaching the last two furlongs - moved up to challenge turning in and hit the front soon after - held a slender edge with a furlong left and stuck to task - caught in the final strides to finish 2nd
Jack Cleary (5)
M C Grassick
Held up at the back - headway from 2f out and into 6th with a furlong left - eased inside the final furlong - stayed on well to grab 3rd near the line
No. 15, stall 11
5yo, 9-6, OR 67
J: Sam Coen (5) · T: Ian Patrick Donoghue
Sam Coen (5)
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Sat close to front pack in 4th - moved up into 2nd two out - dropped to 3rd and pushed along entering straight - unable to find extra inside final furlong and finished 4th holding steady
Ben Coen
Ciaran Murphy
Settled midfield early - up to 7th by halfway - into 5th when asked for effort entering straight - fourth into the final furlong and unable to close before holding on for 5th
Reese Holohan (7)
Mark Fahey
Sat second early - hit the front 3f out then lost command inside the last with a furlong to go - flattened out to finish 6th
Robbie Colgan
Matthew J Smith
Settled towards the back early - improved into 10th 2f out - unable to threaten leaders into straight - finished 7th
Chris Hayes
Denis Gerard Hogan
Settled in the pack - 10th at halfway - made late headway 2f out but couldn't threaten leaders - well held at the finish
J M Sheridan
Denis Gerard Hogan
Sat in behind the front group - 6th at halfway - made ground into 2f out to lead the chasing pack entering the straight - then flattened out for 9th
Wesley Joyce (3)
M A Molloy
Settled in the pack - 8th at halfway - into 6th turning for home - asked for effort 2f out but couldn't find more and faded to finish well held
Jimmy Dalton (7)
Andrew Slattery
Held up towards the back early - crept into the pack before the turn - unable to go through the field once asked in the straight - well held at the finish
Dylan Browne McMonagle
K Smith
Sat close to the front rank early - dropped back with two furlongs left - faded through the finish to come home 12th
Orla Tynan (7)
Andrew Slattery
Settled at the back early - failed to threaten - finished well beaten in 13th
Adam Browne-Souza (7)
Andrew Slattery
Sent clear in front - overtaken 3f out then dropped to 4th without responding 2f out - slipped back approaching the straight - faded well held in 14th
Jack Kearney (3)
Ciaran Murphy
Settled in the pack early - 9th at halfway before dropping back over 2f out - trailed home well beaten in 15th
Luke McAteer
Paul W Flynn
Held up at the back - made no impression - well beaten in 16th
Nicola Burns (5)
R P Burns
Settled in the pack early - dropped away with two furlongs left - faded out of contention late - finished last of 17
Non-runners: Ballymagreehan, Blues Emperor, Minaun View, Showyoutheropes
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.